Meredith, prior, and the history of possible worlds semantics
Synthese 150 (3):373 - 397 (2006)
| Abstract | This paper charts some early history of the possible worlds semantics for modal logic, starting with the pioneering work of Prior and Meredith. The contributions of Geach, Hintikka, Kanger, Kripke, Montague, and Smiley are also discussed. | |||||||||
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